December 2017

William (Bill) Carpenter passed away December 20, 2017 at the age of 87.  Bill was born in Emmetsburg, Iowa to Mary and Gordan Carpenter and was one of 10 children.  Bill attended Emmetsburg High School and Junior College and then proudly joined the US Navy and served in Pearl Harbor during the Korean Conflict from 1951 – 1955.

In 1952 Bill met and later married his soulmate for life, Alice Joy (Iden) Carpenter and together they

raised their family in Seattle.